The Methuen Rangers are taking a road trip to take on the Chelmsford Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Methuen proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Andover, sneaking past 3-2. The Rangers haven't had any issues with the Scarlet Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Methuen took North Andover into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-17, 15-8.

Kathryn Driend
| 09/29/25 vs North Andover | 40 |
| 09/27/25 vs Sharon | 21 |
| 09/24/25 vs Andover | 19 |
| 09/22/25 @ Haverhill | 21 |
| 09/19/25 vs Billerica Memorial | 32 |
| + 9 more games |
Kathryn Driend continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting nine digs, seven aces, five kills, and three blocks. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in each of the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ella Duffy, who had 19 digs and five aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Methuen was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Chelmsford made easy work of Lowell on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 25-9.
Methuen's record now sits at 10-3. As for Chelmsford, their record is now 12-0.
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